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The Missing

2003Movie2 h 15 minR

ThrillerWestern
59
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5Metacritic556.8Rotten Tomatoes58%51%

An intriguing, tense thriller movie about history and family.

Good for teens · thought-provoking · adults

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Story

How far would you go, how much would you sacrifice to get back what you have lost?

When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel, in tracking down the kidnappers. Along the way, the two must learn to reconcile the past and work together if they are going to have any hope of getting Lily back before she is taken over the border and forced to become a prostitute.

Feels like

  • Western
  • Kidnapping
  • Revenge
  • Native American Culture
  • Family conflict
  • Historical drama
  • Tense and suspenseful
  • Gritty Realism
  • Survival

Cast

20 of 20

Crew

Directed by
Ron Howard
Written by
Ken Kaufman, Thomas Eidson
Produced by
Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Daniel Ostroff
Music by
James Horner

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Facts

November 26, 2003 · 2 h 15 min · R

Released
November 26, 2003
Runtime
2 h 15 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence
Genres
Thriller, Western, Adventure
Original language
English
Also spoken
Spanish
Made in
United States
Budget
$60 million
Box office
$38 million
Available in
58 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Tropes

The Cameo, Cruel and Unusual Death, Damsel in Distress +9

  • The Cameo
  • Cruel and Unusual Death
  • Damsel in Distress
  • Deliberate Values Dissonance
  • Defiant Captive
  • Disappeared Dad
  • For the Evulz
  • Rape as Backstory
  • Magical Native American
  • Eye Scream
  • Freudian Excuse
  • The Savage Indian

12 of 17 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

3 questions, like "Where can I stream The Missing?"

Questions about The Missing

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Where can I stream The Missing?

KanopyHooplaTubi TVHowdy

In the United States, The Missing streams on Howdy, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 5 other countries.

Is The Missing worth watching?

59
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 58%, and Metacritic 55).

Was The Missing a box office flop?

Budget$60 million
Box office$38 million

Yes: it cost about $60 million to make and earned $38 million worldwide, 64% of its budget.